Where does “วันนี้” come from?

วันนี้ (Thai) comes from Thai วัน, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

วันนี้ (Thai): today

Definitions

  1. today

Ancestry of “วันนี้”, step by step

วันนี้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai วัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวันday; daytime; today
2Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

via Thai นี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนี้this; these
2Proto-Tainajᶜthis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen- →Every word from Sanskrit वन →Every word from Thai วัน →